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| Capital | Augusta |
| Largest City | Portland, also the largest industrial center of the state |
| Statehood | March 15, 1820 |
| Settled | 1624 |
| Population | Approx. 1,233,300 or 38th in population |
| Size | 33,265 Sq. Mi or 86,156 Sq. Km. Divided in 16 counties 39th in size |
| Highest Point | Katahdin in the Longfellow mountains at 5,268 ft. |
| Bird | Chickadee |
| Flower | White Pine Cone and Tassel |
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| Agricultural | Poultry and Dairy. Potatoes, oats, peas, apples and blueberries |
| Minerals | Clay an Mica |
| Sea | Haddock, Cod, Lobster, Scallops and Herring |
FOR TOURISM INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Maine Publicity Bureau P. O. Box 2300 Hallowell, ME 04347-2300 E-Mail: mpbinfo@maintourism.com Web-Site: www.mainetourism.com Phone: (207) 623-0363 FAX: (207) 623-0388 |
Department of Economic and Community Development Office of Tourism 59 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0059 Phone: (207) 287-5711 |
FOR CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
41 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-5202
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES/WETLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS:
| Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge | P. O. Box 1077 | Calais | ME | 04619-1077 | |
| Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge | Route #
1 P. O. Box 279 |
Milbridge | ME | 04658-0279 | |
| Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | 1033 South Main Street | Old Town | ME | 04468-2023 | |
| Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge | Rural Route # 2, Box 751 | Wells | ME | 04090-9542 |
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